Rajitha

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| name = Rajitha

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| birth_place = Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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| birth_name = Mallela Rajitha

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| yearsactive = 1987–present

| occupation = Actor

| notable_works = Pelli Kanuka

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Mallela Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s.{{Cite web |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/artical?SID=187918 |title=సినిమా కంటే పుస్తకమే మిన్న-సినీ నటి రజిత |date=24 December 2015 |website=andhrajyothy.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.teluguwishesh.com/andhra-telangana-tv-shows/302-cinema-celebrity-interviews/48771-character-artist-rajitha-interview.html |title=Character Artist Rajitha Interview - TV Shows |website=teluguwishesh.com|date=25 November 2013 }}{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/10-south-actors-who-staying-single-continued-acting-in-films/photostory/86427816.cms |title=10 Telugu actors who preferred staying single and continued acting in films! |website=The Times of India |date=22 September 2021}}

Career

Rajitha made her debut in film industry at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie, Brahma Rudrulu in which she portrayed Akkineni Nageswara Rao's daughter.{{Cite web |url=https://moviemaxima.com/30-years-industry-actress-rajitha/ |title=30 years industry actress Rajitha |date=9 March 2017}} She played the role of a widow in Pelli Kanuka and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian. The dialogue writer Posani Krishna Murali stated that her role involved no humor yet the awards committee decided to give Rajitha the award for best comedian.{{Cite news |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/mar/17nan.htm |title=Can of worms |date=17 March 1999 |publisher=Rediff |first=Shahbaz |last=Husain |access-date=19 February 2020}}